Session #104 · 1995–97

Speech #1040191066

I for one think this is wrong. I do not believe that we should reward those who break our laws and then remain here illegally with generous welfare checks. My feeling is that if we can find illegal immigrants to send them a check. we should find a way to provide bus service to return them to their homeland. Supporters of this amendment say that we should not punish the children for acts of the parents. that isolating illegal immigrants from benefits many improperly receive will somehow separate families. My response is that we are not trying to separate families under any circumstances. What we are trying to do is reunite the families and allow them to celebrate their status as legal residents of their respective countries and see that they be returned to their country of origin.
Keywords matched
illegal immigrants

Classification

Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ELTON GALLEGLY
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
1996-03-20
Speech ID
1040191066
Paragraph
#1
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